With Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and traditional studios expanding aggressively into global markets, demand for media content localization is soaring. Good times for Swedish media content localizer BTI Studios, which just changed its PE owner from Carlyle to Altor. Continue reading
Delaware media reports that mediation between TransPerfect’s two co-CEOs has failed. The source of the report is a lawyer for the court-appointed custodian in charge of selling the company. Shawe tells Slator mediation is not actually over until the mediator or the judge says so. Continue reading
Lionbridge founder Rory Cowan steps down as CEO, remains Chairman. Former Hire Right CEO and Thomson Reuters executive John Fennelly to take over as CEO. Cowan hints at accelerated M&A strategy as new private equity owners want to put their money to work. Continue reading
A new survey by Hotels.com indicates that the availability of Chinese-language hotel websites and travel guides ranks among Chinese tourists’ top concerns. But still only a fraction of hotels got the message. Continue reading
Remote interpreting startup Cadence Translate raises funds in a seed round from private Chinese investors, including Dianping CEO and Fosun’s HR Head. Current round brings total funding to just over USD 1m. Continue reading
New York City’s new language access law now requires city agencies to translate their most commonly distributed public documents in 10 languages. The move is expected to expand language access to cover 86 % of New Yorkers with limited English proficiency. Continue reading
Media content localization spending in EMEA is projected to exceed USD 2.5bn by 2020, according to an industry group. Shortage of talent is becoming a concern and industry expert says it is likely to get worse in the short term. Continue reading
Ubiqus goes shopping in Spain, acquiring life sciences boutique LSP Celer Soluciones and buying the remaining 40% in Traducciones Poliglota it didn’t already own. Ubiqus President Vincent Nguyen says both companies will be integrated by 2018. Continue reading
Argos Multilingual appoints a new VP for Global Sales, and The Language Group, a new Senior Vice President and General Manager; Welocalize hires new Directors for Business Development. Meanwhile, WordPower recruits a Localization Division Manager in Italy. Continue reading
Google publishes a tutorial on how to build a neural machine translation model from scratch in a push to accelerate adoption of its machine learning framework Tensorflow. Experts call the announcement important, but say production deployment requires much more than a tutorial. Continue reading
As the rise of virtual and augmented reality creates demand for new content, many game developers and localization service providers stake out their claims in this potentially huge new market. Continue reading
Multilingual eDiscovery is a critical component in many global cases. Understanding the specific logistic, linguistic and cultural challenges of working with multilingual content is key to any working group’s success. Continue reading
With the legal battle for the future of the company in its final stages, TransPerfect grows revenues by nearly 10% in the first half of 2017. June 2017 is the second best month in company history. Mediation between two warring Co-CEOs is ongoing. Continue reading
FIFA’s Deputy Head of Language Services talks about what it takes to communicate to the world’s three billion football fans, why they prefer to work with freelance translators for most of their material, and why cost is only one factor in their outsourcing decision. Continue reading
US manufacturer Trek Bicycle Corporation markets its bikes, cycling gear, and apparel in 160 countries. Localization Manager Emma Goessling says her team manages multilingual projects year-round and is getting ready for automation. Continue reading
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